1. sidetrack
We were making good progress until we got sidetracked by this new development last week, and nothing has happened since then.
The students sidetracked their teacher into talking about her hobby Let's not get sidetracked.
2. mislead
Don't mislead me.
The information he gave us was very misleading.
Mislead is defined as to bring in the wrong direction or give the wrong idea. An example of to mislead is for a man to flirt with a woman in whom he is really not interested.
Her appearence was misleading.
I won’t mislead you, I won’t betray you, I won't shirk!